Clarence Treloar (1892 – 1966) was an Australian tennis player in the 1920s. "Clarrie", as he was known, was a popular player renowned for his tenacity. Although born in New South Wales, he settled in Western Australia in 1915 and in the 1920s was one of Perth's best known businessmen as City Sales manager for T M Burke Pty. Ltd.[3] During the 1920s Treloar was the second best player in the State behind Rice Gemmell (Gemmell turned professional in 1927).[4] Treloar was a semi finalists at the Australasian Championships singles at Perth in 1921 (losing to Rice Gemmell).[5] Treloar won the South Australian and Western Australian hard court championships.[6] Treloar was seven times runner up in the Western Australian State Championships (five times to Gemmell, once to R. W. Phillips and once to R. D. Ford), losing every final in five sets.[7] In 1933, Treloar became a professional tennis coach and was in high demand for his services. Treloar was a fine golfer, played bowls and was also President of the West Australian Darts Association.[8]
| Full name | Clarence Leslie Treloar |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 1892 New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 1966 (aged 73)[1] Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Turned pro | 1933 (amateur tour from 1913)[2] |
| Retired | 1933 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1921) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1921, 1924) |
References edit
- ^ "Clarence Treloar". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "C. L. Treloar as professional tennis coach". Mirror. Perth. 2 September 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "23 Jan 1929 - Social and personal". Trove.
- ^ "22 Oct 1927 - Who takes Gemmell's place". Trove.
- ^ "Australasian Open 1921". Grand Slam Tennis Archive. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "31 Aug 1933 - Lawn Tennis Coach". Trove.
- ^ "10 Jul 1946 - Seven times runner-up for tennis title". Trove.
- ^ "25 Jun 1947 - Sport shorts". Trove.
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